Baseball America Prospect Report – August 29, 2018

Ibandel Isabel, 1B, Reds. Isabel may have won himself the minor league home run crown with an impressive performance last night. Isabel broke the Florida State League home run record with his 34rd FSL home run of the year (and his 35th overall) and then added his 36th home run later in the game. Isabel has a pretty amazing stat line this year -- 12 doubles and 36 home runs. When he makes contact and he hits it in the air, it rarely is hit softly enough to be a double. Isabel now leads Peter Alonso for the minors home run lead by three home runs and Bobby Dalbec by four.

M.J. Melendez, C, Royals. Melendez hit a pair of home runs yesterday to give him 19 for the season. It's been an extremely impressive season for the 19-year-old catcher as he now ranks fifth in the Sally League in home runs.

Jacob Nix, RHP, Padres. In 2018, what Nix did last night is so odd, so unexpected that it stands out much more than a double-digit strikeout game. Nix threw 8.1 innings, allowing only one run. And he did so in a game where he walked no one and struck out no one. According to Baseball Reference's Play Index, there have only been 13 appearances this decade when a pitcher has thrown eight or more innings without recording a strikeout.

Eric Haase, C, Indians. Haase hit two home runs yesterday. Haase seems to have the perfect attributes of a long-time backup big league catcher--power and solid defense wrapped around hit tool questions.

Francisco Mejia, C, Padres. Mejia was Haase's teammate not that long ago. But the now-Padres prospect hit his fifth post-trade home run last night. Mejia has 12 home runs overall and is hitting .301/.345/.505 since the trade.

Touki Toussaint, RHP, Braves. With rosters being expanded in just a few days, it likely won't be long before Toussaint finds himself back in the big leagues. But he'll keep dominating Triple-A while he waits. Toussaint allowed one unearned run in six innings last night on three hits. He struck out seven. Toussaint now has a sub-2.00 ERA in each of the past three months.